Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon for CO2 Adsorption

doi:10.15541/jim20140175

Abstract

Abstract:

CO₂is regarded as a greenhouse gas. Its capture and storage has important practical significance. Porous carbon materials doped with N atoms can greatly change the surface chemical properties, strengthen basic surface, which have wide application in the field of CO₂ adsorption. In this paper, based on the latest research progresses of N-doped carbon materials, the direct synthesis, post treatment strategies, etc. and pore structure of N-doped porous carbon for adsorption, separation or diffusion of CO₂ were introduced in detail. The relationships between the physical structure parameters, surface chemistry of N-doped carbon materials and CO₂ adsorption separation performance were systematically summarized. It was also pointed out the existing problems and the solutions of various treatment methods. Preparation and industrialization of high performance CO₂ adsorbents provide theoretical support for the directional design.

Key words: porous carbon, N-doping, CO2 adsorption, review

CLC Number:

O613

CHEN Ai-Bing, YU Yi-Feng, ZANG Wen-Wei, QI Guo-Lu, YU Yun-Hong, LI Yue-Tong. Nitrogen-doped Porous Carbon for CO₂ Adsorption[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 30(1): 9-16.

Figures/Tables 7

Fig. 1 Possible positions of N atom in the carbon materials [9].(1-Anmio-N; 2-Pyrrolic; 3-Nitrosyl-N; 4-Pyridone; 5-Quaternary)

Fig. 2 Formation process of N-doped mesoporous carbon using dicyandiamide as an additive (a); CO2 and N2 adsorption isotherms (b)[16]

Fig. 3 CO2 and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms as a function of pressure of the carbons from [BMIm] [C(CN)3]/ [EMIm] [B(CN)4]=1:2[17]

Fig. 4 Relationships between the CO2 adsorption capacities (at 298 K and 1 .013×105 Pa) and the BET surface area of nitrogen- doped and undoped carbons. The N-doped carbons contain 6wt%-7wt% N[26]

Fig. 5 Schematic illustration of the synthesis method of mesoporous carbon foams(a) and CO2 adsorption kinetics of the PEI-impregnated mesoporous carbon sorbent at 75℃(b)[35]

Fig. 6 SEM images of hierarchical porous carbon and N2 adsorption-desorption and PSD (a-d) and optical images (e)[46]

Table 1 Different nitrogen doped carbon materials for CO2 adsorption capacity

Samples	Nitrogen source	Nitrogen content/wt%	Functionalities	Surface area /(m²·g^-1)	CO₂ capacity /(mmol·g^-1)
N-doped microporous carbon^[48]	Imine-linked polymer	5.58-8.74	Pyridinic, quaternary	263-366	1.95
N-doped mesoporous carbon^[49]	Melamine resin	-8.00	Pyridinic, pyrrolic, quaternary	-750	1.80
KOH activated porous carbon^[13]	Polypyrrole	-10.14	Pyridinic,quaternary	1700	3.10
Organic amine grafting carbon^[50]	Glucose	NA	Amide, tertiary amines, primary amines	<10	4.10
Macro-micro hollow carbon spheres^[51]	Melamine	14.80	NA	767	2.67
Sustainable biomass^[38]	Glgae	1.1-4.7	Pyridinic, pyrrolic, quaternary	1300-2400	7.40
Template carbon^[52]	HNO₃	6.73	Pyridinic, pyrrolic, quaternary	1979	4.30
N-doped activated carbon monoliths^[11]	Polyacrylonitrile	1.80	NA	2501	5.14

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